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F10 / F11 (2011 - 2016) The sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series Sedan (F10) was produced from 2011 - 2016 with LCI updates arriving in 2014. In the US BMW offered a hatchback 5 Series Gran Truismo (F07) and the rest of the world also go a Station Wagon/Touring version F11.

I have a 2014 f30 but no iPhone. Have an android but seems like iPhone has better integration with the system. Im trying to get one iPhone 5 for cheap but they're hard to come by. Will post if it happens

All of the hardware is in the 14's, and yes it works, sort of. I have been told that the 'eyes free' update is in the spring and will be a no cost upgrade for all 14's.

Right now, all you see on the iDrive screen is a 'Stop' selection to terminate Siri interaction, and all through Siri voice. Sometimes the voice is through iDrive, sometimes just through your iPhone, so until the new software more of a curiosity.

Now this is odd. It doesn't work at all on the 2013 models. When you say it works are you just activating it by pressing the button on the phone, or through the steering wheel? Please describe how you use it?

Now this is odd. It doesn't work at all on the 2013 models. When you say it works are you just activating it by pressing the button on the phone, or through the steering wheel? Please describe how you use it?

So after reading gspannu's response I went back and played with it a bit, found out that the volume setting for the Nav voice is the same volume setting used for Siri's voice. Mine was set to zero. My iPhone usually sits in a cradle or my pocket so it's difficult at times to know where you are in a process.

For instance, push and hold the steering wheel voice button, iDrive screen puts up a background icon and a stop selection. I tell Siri to send a message to my wife, Siri responds I can do that, what would you like to say, I resond with the message and then the iDrive screen clears back to where it was. Look at the iPhone and the message is set to send but with a cancel and send button. I wasn't prompted for that.

So after reading gspannu's response I went back and played with it a bit, found out that the volume setting for the Nav voice is the same volume setting used for Siri's voice. Mine was set to zero. My iPhone usually sits in a cradle or my pocket so it's difficult at times to know where you are in a process.

For instance, push and hold the steering wheel voice button, iDrive screen puts up a background icon and a stop selection. I tell Siri to send a message to my wife, Siri responds I can do that, what would you like to say, I resond with the message and then the iDrive screen clears back to where it was. Look at the iPhone and the message is set to send but with a cancel and send button. I wasn't prompted for that.

More than likely something I'm not doing right.

Thanks. This is helpful.

In this instance if you press the button again and say send, then what happens?

Now this is odd. It doesn't work at all on the 2013 models. When you say it works are you just activating it by pressing the button on the phone, or through the steering wheel? Please describe how you use it?

I am using this in the 2014 LCI model, UK 535D built July 2013. I do a long press on the steering wheel button and Siri gets activated, a short steering wheel button press goes to Car voice prompt.

So, for example to send a message to someone. I long press the steering wheel button, the I drive screen changes, i hear the familiar Siri prompt tone through car speakers. I speak out, "send a message to my wife". Siri responds with " OK. I can send send a message to xxxx. What would you like to say". I respond back (no button presses) with my message content "Reaching in 20 minutes". Siri responds back "Ready to send message". I respond back "Yes". Siri responds "sent a message to xxxx". Siri then times out...
I only need to do a long press of the steering wheel once to initiate the process an then just continue.
In effect, it works exactly as it would on the iPhone directly. The long press on the iPhone is replaced by a long press on the steering wheel.

I am using this in the 2014 LCI model, UK 535D built July 2013. I do a long press on the steering wheel button and Siri gets activated, a short steering wheel button press goes to Car voice prompt.

So, for example to send a message to someone. I long press the steering wheel button, the I drive screen changes, i hear the familiar Siri prompt tone through car speakers. I speak out, "send a message to my wife". Siri responds with " OK. I can send send a message to xxxx. What would you like to say". I respond back (no button presses) with my message content "Reaching in 20 minutes". Siri responds back "Ready to send message". I respond back "Yes". Siri responds "sent a message to xxxx". Siri then times out...
I only need to do a long press of the steering wheel once to initiate the process an then just continue.
In effect, it works exactly as it would on the iPhone directly. The long press on the iPhone is replaced by a long press on the steering wheel.

In this instance if you press the button again and say send, then what happens?

So I happened to look and my 4s was running iOS 5.1.1, I really don't use my iPhone for anything more than a phone (gift from my wife, sort of have to use it). Upgraded to 7.0.2 and the Siri interface works incredibly well, I'm surprised it worked as well as it did on the old OS.

I'll have to say that using Siri as the primary phone interface in the car is a great deal easier than the iDrive, and when numbers are busy to people that habitually talk too long on the phone the ability to send a text without looking/pushing at anything is an added bonus.

So thanks to gspannu for the motivation, and stealth.pilot for the thread.

I am using this in the 2014 LCI model, UK 535D built July 2013. I do a long press on the steering wheel button and Siri gets activated, a short steering wheel button press goes to Car voice prompt.

So, for example to send a message to someone. I long press the steering wheel button, the I drive screen changes, i hear the familiar Siri prompt tone through car speakers. I speak out, "send a message to my wife". Siri responds with " OK. I can send send a message to xxxx. What would you like to say". I respond back (no button presses) with my message content "Reaching in 20 minutes". Siri responds back "Ready to send message". I respond back "Yes". Siri responds "sent a message to xxxx". Siri then times out...
I only need to do a long press of the steering wheel once to initiate the process an then just continue.
In effect, it works exactly as it would on the iPhone directly. The long press on the iPhone is replaced by a long press on the steering wheel.

Hope the above helps...

That's amazing. I can't even send a text message back to someone via iDrive with my crappy GS3.

Does anyone besides me have a problem with Siri in a 2012? When I got the car in Nov '12 Siri worked fine. Later I discovered it didn't after a S/W upgrade. I was able to press the voice command button and say "Call person". done deal, now when I say "call" it ask "who" and most of the time it gets it wrong. Second question to this is; is the 2013-14 s/w CIC S/W compatible to the previous years F10? I drove a 2014 yesterday as a loaner and "Boy!" is the S/W interface different!

Siri works on my 2013 if you press and hold the button ON THE PHONE while connected to the USB and paired via bluetooth. It comes on the Car speakers and will give you weather, stock quotes or whatever answer you're looking for or appointments you're scheduling.

Siri works on my 2013 if you press and hold the button ON THE PHONE while connected to the USB and paired via bluetooth. It comes on the Car speakers and will give you weather, stock quotes or whatever answer you're looking for or appointments you're scheduling.

Same, but how can we activate siri by pushing a button in the car instead of on the phone?

I know it sounds trivial but it's nice to get in the car and go without taking your phone or keys out of your pockets.